SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Construction companies are drawing up a plan for a new men's penitentiary in Sioux Falls. They say they can deliver the proposed 15-hundred bed facility for the 650-million dollar price tag recommended by the Project Prison Reset Task Force. The Dakota Scout reports Task Force Chair, Lt....

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Familiar advice from a South Dakota health expert on a dispute over use of the COVID vaccine for children. The CDC no longer recommends it for healthy kids under 18, but the American Academy Pediatrics still does. Sanford Health Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jeremy Cauwels, says every child...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- They're making a bid to use over 31-million dollars to tackle opioid addiction in South Dakota. Attorney General Marty Jackley appeared with the mayors of Sioux Falls and Rapid City. The money comes from lawsuit settlements with opioid manufacturers. They'll have to get legislative appro...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- A major computer outage for the state of South Dakota is coming to an end. The state data center in Pierre is being restored after a failure of the system's primary power supply. Officials at the Bureau of Information and Technology say it was not caused by a cyber-attack. Most major functio...

MITCHELL, SD (KELO.com) -- U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins speaks at the annual DakotaFest Forum in Mitchell Wednesday afternoon. She'll hit topics like the farm bill, trade and tariffs and the future of farming. Rollins will also highlight the "One Big Beautiful Bill" and its potential impact on ...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Construction companies are drawing up a plan for a new men's penitentiary in Sioux Falls. They say they can deliver the proposed 15-hundred bed facility for the 650-million dollar price tag recommended by the Project Prison Reset Task Force. The Dakota Scout reports Task Force Chair, Lt....

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls City Council bans makeshift dwellings in public places like city parks. The ordinance passed last night includes provisions to give fair warning to the occupants that their dwelling will be removed, and to provide assistance to them in transition. Critics say it unfairly ...

WILLIAMSPORT, PA (KELO.com) -- It was a tough night for the Sioux Falls team at the Little League World Series. Connecticut took them down 13-1 Monday night. The Series is a double-elimination tournament, so they get another chance Tuesday night. They take on Washington starting at 6pm Central

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police say more cases of fraud involving EBT SNAP benefit cards are still trickling in. They say there were a number of new cases reported over the weekend. A week ago the State Department of Social Services said it had reports of over 350 cases, mostly in the Sioux Falls are...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The weeds are back and Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Sioux Falls has lost its non-profit status. Families say poor upkeep is just part of the problem, and they're demanding answers about missing financial records. The Attorney General's Consumer Protection Office has received complaints and...

WILLIAMSPORT, PA (KELO.com) -- Maxen Snoozy was golden on the mound again last night, as the Sioux Falls Little League team blanked Washington 9-0 last night in the Little league World Series. He dominated with 14 strikeouts, including ten in a row. Sioux Falls scored eight two-out runs in the sixth to put the game a...

WILLIAMSPORT, PA (KELO.com) -- It was a tough night for the Sioux Falls team at the Little League World Series. Connecticut took them down 13-1 Monday night. The Series is a double-elimination tournament, so they get another chance Tuesday night. They take on Washington starting at 6pm Central

WILLIAMSPORT, PA (KELO.com) -- The Sioux Falls Little League baseball team is headed back to the Little League World Series. They shut out North Dakota on Friday to represent the Midwest in Williamsport, PA. It's the team's second straight trip to the series, and fourth overall. Their first game is Thursday.

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- They believe the Sioux Falls Airport plays a major role in South Dakota's economy and economic development. Because of that, the Dakota Scout reports Sioux Falls City Councilors Richard Thomason and Rich Merkouris are spearheading an effort to help fund a major expansion of the airport. T...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is reviewing evidence in an officer-involved shooting in Sioux Falls Monday afternoon. Sioux Falls Police were trying to arrest 24-year-old Deondre Blackhawk on burglary, drug and aggravated assault charges. Information Officer Aaron Be...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- Familiar advice from a South Dakota health expert on a dispute over use of the COVID vaccine for children. The CDC no longer recommends it for healthy kids under 18, but the American Academy Pediatrics still does. Sanford Health Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jeremy Cauwels, says every child...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- They're making a bid to use over 31-million dollars to tackle opioid addiction in South Dakota. Attorney General Marty Jackley appeared with the mayors of Sioux Falls and Rapid City. The money comes from lawsuit settlements with opioid manufacturers. They'll have to get legislative appro...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) -- A major computer outage for the state of South Dakota is coming to an end. The state data center in Pierre is being restored after a failure of the system's primary power supply. Officials at the Bureau of Information and Technology say it was not caused by a cyber-attack. Most major functio...

MITCHELL, SD (KELO.com) -- U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins speaks at the annual DakotaFest Forum in Mitchell Wednesday afternoon. She'll hit topics like the farm bill, trade and tariffs and the future of farming. Rollins will also highlight the "One Big Beautiful Bill" and its potential impact on ...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- A major energy merger is in the works that will stretch across South Dakota. Rapid City based Black Hills Corporation and Northwestern Energy in Sioux Falls are planning to team up. Providing energy for proposed new data centers in the region is one of the main goals. The deal is expect...

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